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What is Purim? Exploring the Story of Esther and Jewish Resilience
The most well-known Jewish holiday is probably either Passover or Hanukkah. Passover is prescribed in the Bible, while ...
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Purim in Paris
The folk singer Tom Lehrer penned a famous ditty in which he alluded to spending Jewish holidays in places where the name of ...
Purim-Passover connection: Uniting the Jews, then building a nation - opinion
Step one – as epitomized by Purim – is the struggle to bring the Jews together, to unite as a loving community, albeit in a ...
Triple Purim: How Jerusalemites celebrate this year’s three-day extravaganza
This year, the festival is extended to three days in walled cities – adding the day before and the day after – giving rise to ...
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When Is Purim? All About the Festive Jewish Holiday, Its Meaning and How To Celebrate
Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen ...
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I co-wrote Biden’s antisemitism strategy. Trump is making the threat worse
President Trump's approach to battling antisemitism is making things worse, not better, argues a co-author of Biden's ...
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On Purim in wartime, Jews wrestle with a biblical story of retribution
(RNS) — The festival of fun and frivolity has been harder for some Jews to celebrate in the wake of the destruction of Gaza. (RNS) — The Jewish holiday of Purim is traditionally a wild and ...
A holiday for believers and skeptics
The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...
Three coaches in Final Four reminder of Jews’ rich ties to city game
The fire escape ladder into backboards and rims, friends and competitors and teams, rules, coaches good and bad, into love, ...